Mike Oliphant
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Position: | Running back |
Personal information | |
Born: | Jacksonville, Florida,U.S. | May 19, 1963
Career information | |
High school: | Federal Way (WA) |
College: | Puget Sound |
NFL draft: | 1988/ Round: 3 / Pick: 66 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Player stats atPFR |
Michael Nathaniel Oliphant(born May 19, 1963) is a formerAmerican footballrunning backin theNational Football League(NFL) for theWashington RedskinsandCleveland Browns.He also played in theCanadian Football League(CFL) for theSacramento Gold Minersand theWinnipeg Blue Bombers.
Early life
[edit]Oliphant was born inJacksonville, Florida.He attendedAuburn Senior High SchoolinAuburn, Washington,then transferred toFederal Way High SchoolinFederal Way, Washingtonmidway through his junior year. He did not play varsity high school football.[2]
College career
[edit]Oliphant playedcollege footballat the NAIA Division IUniversity of Puget Sound,where he was aNAIAAll-Americanin 1986. That year, he also set school records for most points scored in one game and most points scored in a season. Oliphant graduated in 1988.
Professional career
[edit]Oliphant was selected in the third round of the1988 NFL draftby theWashington Redskins.[3]He was traded to theCleveland Brownsin 1989 forEarnest Byner.He was in Cleveland for three seasons, spending all of 1990 and 12 games of 1991 on injured-reserve status with hamstring injuries.[2]He was signed by theSeattle Seahawksin 1992,[2]but was released before the start of the season. He finished his career in the CFL with theSacramento Gold Minersand theWinnipeg Blue Bombers.
References
[edit]- ^"Transactions".NFL.RetrievedJune 2,2024.
- ^abc"From Northwest Obscurity To The NFL -- Hawks' Oliphant Has Had To Make Folks Take Notice".The Seattle Times.August 5, 1992.RetrievedOctober 2,2015.
- ^"1988 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedSeptember 24,2023.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information fromNFL·Pro Football Reference
- 1963 births
- Living people
- American football running backs
- Cleveland Browns players
- Puget Sound Loggers football players
- Sacramento Gold Miners players
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
- Washington Redskins players
- Players of American football from Jacksonville, Florida
- Players of Canadian football from Jacksonville, Florida